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Definition of mission in English:

mission

noun

1An important assignment given to a person or group of people, typically involving travel abroad.

‘a fact-finding mission to the Czech Republic’

‘In addition, military-transport obligation does not apply to diplomatic missions and consular offices of foreign states.’

‘A hate crime task force has launched a mission to encourage victims of abuse, harassment and assault to report crimes.’

‘As the Australian Crime Commission was being formed, the junior detective was sent on an important mission to Cambodia.’

‘But the mission to India in 1942 was enough of a success to elevate Cripps to the job of leader of the House of Commons and into the war cabinet as minister of aircraft production.’

‘Indonesia and Spain have agreed to send more trade missions in the future in a bid to further promote trade relations between the two countries.’

‘They had an important mission to do, and he needed to remain focused.’

‘Family members of Sept.11 victims traveled on a peace mission to Iraq in January.’

‘And it is with this motto that he has undertaken the mission to walk throughout the country.’

‘Once stability has been restored, plans will be drawn up for a trade mission to the country.’

‘A factory foreman embarks on a dangerous mission to occupied France to retrieve important machinery.’

‘During a long conversation with a senior administration official, I asked why Wilson was assigned the mission to Niger.’

‘After first realising the export possibilities while on a trade mission to Kuala Lumpur, Scrimgour made a concerted effort to discover new markets in developing countries.’

‘There are people who have already been assigned a mission to infiltrate and spy from the beginning.’

‘A man who has led some amazing missions in different parts of the country was in York to talk to church leaders from all over North and East Yorkshire and York itself about plans for a mission to the region next year.’

‘The team undertook a fact-finding mission to assess how violence had affected minority women.’

‘The charge followed a fact-finding mission to the capital Sofia by Sir John Ramsden, head of the Foreign Office central and north-west Europe department.’

‘He entered the diplomatic service in 1856 and one of his first tasks was to lead a mission to Central Asia in 1858.’

‘Juni and Carmen undertake a renegade mission to an uncharted island full of strange creatures and enemy agents, with Gary and Gertie in pursuit.’

‘Likewise, some countries in the Middle East have also sent missions to the Philippines.’

‘Modest EU missions have been sent to Macedonia, Bosnia and the Congo.’